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Optimal Blue / ICE mortgage rate lock volume (public commentary)

daily rate-lock counts and avg note rate by loan purpose

Feed detail
Measures
daily rate-lock counts and avg note rate by loan purpose
Source
ICE Mortgage Monitor public reports / Optimal Blue Market Advantage published summaries
Access
pdf
Cadence
monthlyupdates roughly monthly
Thesis
lock volume is the earliest read on origination pipeline, ahead of MBA apps
Maps to
mortgage originators (RKT,UWMC), MBS spreads
Crowdedness
contested
Tier
tA
Ban-risk
ban:none
Where this stands

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